Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing Book Type:Hardback Edward William Nelson

Edward William Nelson

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Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing Book Type:Hardback Edward William NelsonFor thousands of years, Inuit women practised the traditional art of tattooing. Created with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many women, symbols stitched in their skin that connected them to their families and communities. But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard